The Great Lie

The Great Lie

108 mins | Drama | April 5, 1941

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

The Great Lie

108 mins | Drama | April 5, 1941

The Great Lie
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Great Lie
Directors Jack Sullivan, Edmund Goulding
Writers Polan Banks, Lenore J. Coffee

Cast

Bette Davis

as Maggie Patterson Van Allen

George Brent

as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

Mary Astor

as Sandra Kovak

Lucile Watson

as Aunt Ada Greenfield

Hattie McDaniel

as Violet

Grant Mitchell

as Joshua Mason

Jerome Cowan

as Jock Thompson

Charles Trowbridge

as Senator Ted Greenfield

Thurston Hall

as Oscar Worthington James

Russell Hicks

as Colonel Harriston

Virginia Brissac

as Sadie

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Dr. Ferguson

Addison Richards

as Mr. Talbot

Sam McDaniel

as Jefferson Washington

Gino Corrado

as Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

as Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)

George Reed

as Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Harry Anderson (uncredited)

Ernestine Wade

as Singing Extra (uncredited)